NPR: researchers https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=950143559 researchers en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 06 May 2025 22:44:18 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: researchers https://www.npr.org/tags/950143559/researchers Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' in deeper, colder waters, research shows Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep. Thu, 11 May 2023 14:00:19 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/11/1175389977/hammerhead-sharks-hold-breath-study https://www.npr.org/2023/05/11/1175389977/hammerhead-sharks-hold-breath-study

Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.

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]]> Ayana Archie Humans can correctly identify several gestures made by apes, a new study shows On average, half the participants in a study by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland could recognize what either chimpanzees or bonobos were communicating. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:03:57 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151625361/apes-chimps-humans-gestures-study https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151625361/apes-chimps-humans-gestures-study On average, half the participants in a study by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland could recognize what either chimpanzees or bonobos were communicating.

]]> Ayana Archie Rats have rhythm and can keep the beat to Mozart, a new study shows Scientists at the University of Tokyo found that rats possess the ability to keep the beat to musical pieces from Mozart. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 03:37:26 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/11/14/1136422544/rats-rhythm-mozart-study https://www.npr.org/2022/11/14/1136422544/rats-rhythm-mozart-study Scientists at the University of Tokyo found that rats possess the ability to keep the beat to musical pieces from Mozart.

]]> Ayana Archie Discovery of HIV variant shows virus can evolve to be more severe — and contagious Findings from a new study help answer questions about why some people get more severe and transmissible HIV than others — and serve as a reminder that viruses don't always weaken over time. Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:40:15 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/04/1078035844/discovery-of-hiv-variant-shows-virus-can-evolve-to-be-more-severe-and-contagious https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/04/1078035844/discovery-of-hiv-variant-shows-virus-can-evolve-to-be-more-severe-and-contagious Findings from a new study help answer questions about why some people get more severe and transmissible HIV than others — and serve as a reminder that viruses don't always weaken over time.

]]> Melody Schreiber What's On The Menu In Ancient Pompeii? Duck, Goat, Snail, Researchers Say For the first time, a food stall has been excavated in its entirety in the city. The stall had remnants of 2,000-year-old food — giving researchers a glimpse into Pompeii street food. Sun, 27 Dec 2020 19:37:48 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/27/950645473/whats-on-the-menu-in-ancient-pompeii-duck-goat-snail-researchers-say https://www.npr.org/2020/12/27/950645473/whats-on-the-menu-in-ancient-pompeii-duck-goat-snail-researchers-say For the first time, a food stall has been excavated in its entirety in the city. The stall had remnants of 2,000-year-old food — giving researchers a glimpse into Pompeii street food.

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